Schedule

Below, you will find the schedule for this course. This schedule is subject to change, so please check it regularly. No changes will be made that are disadvantageous to you as a student. For example, readings may be reordered, but not added. Deadlines may be pushed back, but not pushed forward. If you are in need of an extension at any point during the course, see the course syllabus for instructions.

WEEK ONE

January 8 (Tuesday) – Syllabus + Common First WeekReadings: Note that readings listed under a specific day are due THAT DAY.Assignments Due: Note that assignments listed under a specific day are due THAT DAY.

WEEK THREE

Blog 1 of 14: In your reading today, King describes the importance of story and narrative in how we come to knowledge and experiences. He makes the assertion that “the truth about stories is, that’s all we are.” Are there any connections you can make between your field of study and the arguments that King made in this chapter? Is story essential in how we approach topics, research, and even the technology that we engage here at Georgia Tech? If so, how? If not, why?

Blog 2 of 14: It is difficult to actually define “survivance.” It is defined differently by the different peoples that see it through. In your reading, how does the writer define survivance and how does the writer see survivance functioning within and portrayed by the two games: Invaders and Never Alone? While playing the game in class, did you see this affecting the way you perceived that gameplay?

Discussion question due for Composition Project #1. This will be submitted via email to Dr. Murdock by 11:59pm. Use subject line provided in assignment prompt.

WEEK FOUR

Blog 3 of 14: In today’s reading, we see how video games can be used to engage a critical topic such as immunology. Can you think of any instances in which video games, VR experiences, or apps are being used within your field to mediate complex conversations? What affordances do you think these different types of media offer? What do you think might be some limitations to the use of such media in science and engineering?

Blog 3 of 14: You’ve heard a few stories so far. There are more coming. Stories about ancient peoples, about new medias, tradition and new takes on tradition, different notions of identity and knowledges. However, so far, we’ve only encountered on way that stories (and knowledges) are communicated. In a short consideration, think about how the media you have encountered thus far is in conversation with your reading for today. There are a series of questions on pgs. 76-77 that may help with your connections. Certainly, we are working to understand knowledge as story, but does it matter how the story is mediated?

WEEK FIVE

Blog 4 of 14: In previous posts, you were asked to consider how knowledge is conveyed and told through story. In the earlier weeks of this course, this illustrated through games. We are currently transitioning into discussion of visual and material rhetorics. Briefly consider how knowledges are represented in Trickster, through visual means. Now, consider how you have visually represented research in other classes. Can both be considered rhetorical mediations of knowledge and research? Explain your reasoning.

WEEK SIX

February 12 (Tuesday) — Gathering Knowledges Gallery WalkThis is the day Composition Project #1 is due. Your project statement should be submitted before class time on Canvas. We will open the door for visitors promptly at 12pm. The walk will continue until 1:15pm.

Blog 5 of 14: In the first blog post of the year, I ask you to start with reflection. In the “Think Indigenous” podcast, McMahon talks about the act of remembering and how that connects to “ways of knowing,” something we will talk quite a bit more about as the class continues. Essentially, how we come to knowledge and then communicate that knowledge to others. You’ve already thought about how you are coming to the WOVEN modes in your Common First Week video. Story is going to play a major part in our course materials. Therefore, write a small story or personal narrative that describes how you arrived to our classroom in Georgia along the Chattahoochee. It might be that your family has lived here for years or that you just arrived to this land in August of last year, whenever and whatever connection you have to this place, describe it through the selection of a single story.

WEEK SIXTEEN

Blog 14 of 14: After making the corn husk dolls in class on Thursday last week, and after completing all of the course assignments throughout the semester (from playing Never Alone to creating podcasts to your Gallery Walk), what would you say was a significant “learning moment” during the semester? Perhaps it was process? Perhaps perception? Perhaps meaning-making? Story? It is perfectly fine to say that you feel you didn’t learn anything (this is a completion grade, after all) however, you should critically consider whatever you choose to discuss.

Bring digital copies of your work throughout the semester to continue curating your final portfolio.

FINALS

N1: Portfolios are due May 2 by 2:10pm EST. No extensions are allowed.